{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-5-70-1","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-70-1","heading":"Declaration of purpose.","body":"In order to protect the public interest and property, assure compliance with standards of technical competency, and promote safe practices in the act of designing, installing, servicing, and testing of telecommunications systems in this state, telecommunications are declared to be subject to regulation in the public interest.","path":["Title 5 Businesses and Professions","Chapter 70 Telecommunications"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE5/5-70/5-70-1.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T16:29:54Z","sha256":"9adda47090c68737ed840ab0e79b8b87f753b9655069c1c1be52894371a265b2","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-5-69-15","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-5-70-2"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}